For those litigators who live in the courtroom and for courtroom victories � however ephemeral � 2007 brought multiple big plaintiffs’ verdicts.
Whether one looks at Chris Searcy’s personal injury firm in Florida, which won four verdicts totaling more than $101 million, or considers that corporate defender Kirkland & Ellis chalked up three large plaintiffs’ verdicts, it was a big year for compound victories. Kirkland had a fourth big case, but it was a $45.3 million loss in a patent infringement case it defended.
